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Megan Rapinoe’s recent attacks on the International Olympic Committee’s decision to protect the female category should alarm every American who cares about fairness in sport. The IOC announced on March 26, 2026, that eligibility for the female category at the Olympic Games will be limited to biological females and determined by a one‑time SRY gene screening, a move aimed at restoring clear, enforceable rules for elite competition.
This policy — to be applied beginning with the Los Angeles 2028 Games — is the product of a lengthy review and reflects the IOC’s judgment that sex‑verification is necessary to preserve fair competition in elite sport. The change follows pressure from federations and public scrutiny after troubling incidents in high‑stakes events, and the IOC says the test will be a one‑time check to determine eligibility for female events.
Yet instead of celebrating a commonsense defense of women’s sport, Rapinoe has thrown in with the activists who refuse to accept biological reality, questioning the motives behind efforts to protect girls and women. Her pattern of siding with inclusionist campaigns — and even publicly questioning the so‑called “Save Women’s Sports” movement — shows that she’s more interested in virtue signaling than in defending the hard‑earned opportunities of female athletes.
Not everyone agrees with the IOC, and human‑rights and sports groups have rightly raised concerns about privacy, medical ethics, and the treatment of intersex athletes; critics warn that genetic screening is blunt and could harm vulnerable competitors. Those are real questions that deserve careful handling, but concerns about compassion should not be used as cover to erase the protected category of women’s sport or to ignore the physical realities that separate male and female performance at the elite level.
Megyn Kelly and conservative voices — including Emily Jashinsky on her show — have called out Rapinoe for attacking a policy that finally puts women first in Olympic competition, and they’re right to demand clarity and fairness for American daughters who dream of competing on a level playing field. The boutique politics of celebrity athletes should not trump the simple right of women to fair contests and safe competition.
America built its sporting traditions on merit, grit, and honest contests between equals. If we care about opportunity for hardworking girls and the integrity of our national teams, we should stand behind policies that protect female sport, hold self‑appointed cultural elites like Rapinoe to account, and insist that sports governing bodies enforce rules that preserve fairness for future generations.
